The Sun. — London, England, 1826-05-01 00:00:00

DISTURBANCES IN LANCASHIRE. (Prom the Manchester Guardian.) 'We are sorry that the disturbances, which have during the 'present week agitated Blackburn, and other parts of the County; lave extended to this town. On Thursday morning, groups of sotto and boys began to collect in the neighbourhood of St. George's-road, Great Newton-street, &C. and formed them salies into a body, in a field near St. George's-road, where. about 10 o'clock, they held a, sort of ~meeting. They were nil-. diesued by a person mounted on the shoulders of another man, she burden of whose speech chiefly was that they were peace able and disposed to pease, but they wanted bread. After a *hart time they adjourned to six . o'clock in the evening. In mean time, groups of disorderly persons were pernmbulat 'lag the neighbourhdid, and from their language and hearing, was confidently expected that mischief would be done at night. At the time of their adjourned Meeting there were collected to piker about 3,600 people, chiefly boys, shouting and making a 'most tumultuous noise. They were addressed by Mr. Prentice, set the _Manchester Gazette, ,who remonstrated with them on the impoliey of their proceedings,. recommended, patience to them, and said .that there was a very general and anxious desire through out the town to alleviate their distress as far as was possible, and that another subscription would he immediately entered into : kis observations, however, were heard with a great deal of im patience. Jonathan Hodgkins, the journeyman spinner 'who )ties on several occasions evinced no much good sense, also ad tattooed them, and recommended that another petition should be .*eat up to Parliament, praying an instant revision of the Corn Laws. If that was not attended to, they might go so far as to remonstrate, but their present proceedings were totally un suited to obtain their ends He was frequently interrupted by dies of We've petitioned long enough," &c. : and one person called out, " Will you let me eat at. your table till fere answer conies ?" A cry of the constables bevies,' reached the ground, however, caused the mob to decamp in all directions ; one party of eighty or one hundred took the direction of Greet Aneoats-street, and proceeded, their numbers increas ing as they went along, towards Pollard-street. The mill et Mr. Kennedy having ceased working, they passed it with out much notice, but stopped at the mill of Messrs. Joseph Clarke and Sons, in Pollard-street, and that of Messrs. T. and M. Her bottle, which are near each other; the former contains power looms fur weaving fustian*, and against these hostility seemed to jia directed, but the latter does not and never did. They broke a number of windows in it, but on being told that there were no puwer-looms there, they passed on to the mill of Messrs. Copley, parrow,'and Co., which we believe was unoccupied ; they, how ever, broke some of the Windows, and then went on through 'New Islington, still increasing., in numbers, to the mill of Mr. Hugh Beaver, in Jersey-street, which contains a considerable umber , of pbwer-looms, but which, the proprietor not havinghad any apprehension that an attack would be made upon it, was quite in an unprotected state. The mob immteliately began to demolish the windows of the counting-house, end of the lower stories of the fac tury, through whirls pieces of burning cotton were thrown. The counting-house and the first story were immediately set in flames, which .had communicated to the room where the gray goods were kept before the arrival of the engines. ,About the same time, is large patty of special constables and *mime of the military arrived, and cleared the ground in front of the mill. The engines having a plentiful supply of water—the factory standing upon the banks of the Rochdale canal, and most part of it being fire-proof—the flames were soon got under, and by ten o'clock were totally extin guished. It is understood, that the damage done at Mr. Beaver's will befrom three to four thousand pounds; as, in addition to the injury done to the buildings and machinery, nearly 2,000 pieces of , cloth were destrOyed. The fire was chiefly, confined to the warehouse part, and did not extend above the lower story of • the factory. This story contained power-looMs, which, however, • not having been set to work, sustained little injury. A reward of 2001. has been offered for the conviction of any of'the incendiaries. After committing this destructive act, the rioters proceeded -to the lector) , of Mr. Duck, in Oak-street, which is let off to different' tenants. This mill formerly contained power4ooms, but has not done oin for some montbi past ; here the rioters con tented themselves with breaking most of the windows, without doing further injury. The neighbouring mill of Messrs. John •Greenwood and Co., also 'sustained some damage in this way. They then proceeded along Swan-street, doing a great - deal of wanton mischief by the road, (such a breaking the chamber windows of houses), to the mill of Mr. Mottereheed, in Miller's lane ; this they mistook for the poteer-lootri &cony of Messrs. Clogg, Norris, and but which standS back from the street enclosed in a yard. Under this supposition they proceeded to break the windows and threatened further destruction. A division of 60th Rifle Corps were, however, sent for anti admitted inside the mill ; they fired a few rounds of blank-cartridge over the heads of the mob, which had the effect of entirely dispersin g them, after they had done an inconsiderable damage to the windows of ano ther mill belonging to Messrs. Clogg, Norrio, and Co. in Long 11 1 Blgete* Yesterday morning, groups of idle and disorderly persons, eltielly boys, had assembled in various parts of the neighbour hood of St. George's Road, and Ancoat's-lane, who (judging by their language) seemed to regret that the mischief commit 'led the vi ht before had not .been more extensive. About 12 'o'clock it was etromelv reported' that the mob were mustering ' . in great force near the factory belonging to Messrs. J. Clarke a.nd Sons, in Pollard-street, Ancoat's-street, where there are a number of power-looms, used -for the manufacture of fa.: taint, and that the military had been firing on the people.--:-' This statement, hoWitts!lr, we 'are happy to say, war entirely without foundation. Some people bad 'assembled, but :their : , number was not great, and tiny ventured on no acts of vio lame ; nor were they fired 011 by the military. It was then reported, that an attack was to be made on this Mill in the *lowlife °rim, .ACtite preparations, however, had been made for its defence; and at a late hour yesterday the proprietors wixe in hopes that there would be po attempt Made on their, pre- Paige% and theft if '0: 1 0 alteuld, theyhad ample means sit repelling it. In Swan-street, 4nooat'o-lane, and,Great Newton straet, about noon, and also in Ardstiek and. Chorhon-rowythere .weet several parties of rough fellows, who were calling at the dif .ferent shops and public and private honeee, let.yht4 in money or provisions. riTintit s iihject,, however, seetned chiefly to be the former, and persona were iffettf generally induced front an appreheneiou lest violence mightili to comply w;th their demands. In one instance thti4dillteiityfo stop e stave-- much, and demand, and obtain moileol , „ I tlfe; liii4eleo.B. I t were currently reported, that they bad stAtppeth, stiVeral p r.) •; cu shops in the of 41 . Nfftcr.9lo, BPOIPP/ and shin at lidnk,To,,t'b44 ut , ,lkt4PfutAttt.at 1141)11a1A say, were incorrect. contrihOthaN ItYlotaw, lativevereffaeis ex tender' to the townships of -.•Ardwick and• .Chorttoni.row; though, we believe, with touch lewitterom than the pie ss where it was first adopted ; and by a little firmness- on-the part-of the people, and by the pree4otiee whiA• *eft, tit 2 ettY" winerally adopted, of arming' the (leant windows of shops, it was At length put a stop to. The hustle and excite- Anent of the period, however; was Likeu advantage of by the professed thieves who swarm in the neighbotalood of George's-road ; and for some hours ire the. afternoon pot ,a dv. timely dressed person could snake; his appearance in the tosighbourhood without king attacked. . The number ,and boldness of* robberies cotnittad.were such as in open, day kilt, and in the centre of a large -town, we never heard of before. Meat of the actual disturbance in this town during Friday, up to the hour at which we are writing, (seven o'clock in the evening), shay, we believe, be fairly stated to have been the work of pm feesed thieves: We have, heard. the circumstances of it very large ember of robberies, and the names of the perstuni robbed, but it wield occupy too much space, and answer ,tio important end, to recount the particulars. We Intiy•Obeerve; hoWever,' that awe people in gigs, and on Inirsebtiek, V.Tre stepped, and their property forcibly taken frein'thetn. Kits and watches Wits snatched away, great coats 'peizetl, and pockets emptied, in 'almost - From the, persinut Who had lova superintending the distributiint of , prOviiiions at the difk rent depots yesterday, werleitiC that the %Shinn they saw there, all seemed to evince the best spirit, and to view with eintrevne disapprobation and regret, the riotous,, and destrnc. the proceedings which had taken place in other parts of, the ma sodacturing districts, and per4tiily,iis tide town. • From, what we eavi,- and also from what we have herd. -of the persone , who were en impudently demanding money in different parts of , the town sad neighbourhood, we are convinced.that,- generally speaking, they were not inhabitants orMinefteilter'orite munediate vicitlity, and that they were not stimulate bY the presieure of want.' The system of audacious robbery ts/ h.:ve, before ad s w,'IA was eguldithed;'lso: &Vit. was 6ttiiely -dressed person to be seen in that-' iart of the town, until to werds evening, when the 'greets begati'*i he ivniiidf:rO.ilY. " 1 " orearded by persons who 40 „tren t iiiffeacti4l to ' ttripP4; by ototioeity, after their da4 l - 16014 Whow nOott sit &clock, the civil power, in eonsidarableJforee,; churgetCupon that part of the crowd where tha in seaeirvilichlaf apparel' to be pine on, and fin the ifititheaski , • Thar hviem • .I . ..midegi, however, by wellies of stonem,4-• Taint) wane 'vt- - thein ratter severely injur r and it becardeViite!maniftest, that' 'they not 4-° ' tes , elditi tinietreett. lul eO4llO - several of megitttriess,'esinitigat' Whore were Maws. art.kile Not n 4 (ti k (:~,: t ,;, r Norris, Brierly, and Foster, proceeded about men o'clock towards Great Ancoat's-street, where in half an hour afterwards the Riot Act was read by Mr. Brierly, antr a large placard, stating that it had been read, exhibited. The cavalry then scoured the streets, and the police made prisoners of those to the number of 24, whom they met with, and hail reason to think had been con cerned in'the robberies which had taken place. After this the crowds did not attempt to re-assemble ; but up to a late hour, in deed until past midnight, every thing remained perfectly tranquil. As a measure of precaution, however, pipets of the Queen's Bays were ordered to patrol the streets'iluring the night. A company of the Rocket Brigade readted this town:yesterday terday forenoon, and the Cheshire Yeomanry, 200 strang;arrived about half-past two in the afternoon. The former, We ;:,re sorry to say, were severely pelted with stones in the neighbourhood of he New' Crosi, The police went up to that place abort the B,Mie time, for the purpoSe of attempting to take into custody some of the fellows who were levying contributions, but having no miliL tory with him, Mr. Lavender, who had Only six aMiatalit, , ,' found it impossible to interfere. (Pio ,s the Leeds Mercury.) " Leeds .114 . e..eztry Office, Friday night, ten o'clock. Conceiving it to be our duty to present the public with as faithful an account as possible of the alarming events which have occurred in the county of Lancaster, du s i ig the present week, we despatched two messengers into the disturbed districts, and the following is thu 're7ult of the information collected on the spot:--- On Wednesday the excesses were renewed with increased des- , peration, and all the power-loom manufactories between Black burn and Bury were visited by the mob. About eight of them had all the power-looms in the mills destroyed. The attack upon the mill of Messrs. Aikin, at Chadderton, brought the mob and the rifle-corps into conflict, when 'nine of the former, (including one woman), were killed ; three of the sufferers having crept into . an adjoining wood, died of their wounds in that place, and were not found till the next' day. How many were wounded, 'it is itri possible to say : but it is feared that the number must be very considerable. Several of the soldiery were severely hurt by stones, but not dangerously. Akoit 20 prisoners Were made, and on Thursday they were. examined before • the Magistrates in Bury. The firmness displayed by the rioters was very extraordinary : for some time they received the shots of the military without dis may, and it was not • till they beheld th e ir c om p an i ons f a lli ng around them, that they could be driven from their purpose of de, stroying the looms. A variety of opinions exist as to the con tinuance or the immediate termination of these shocking scenes of outrage and blood, but the prevailing belief amongst the best in formed is, that they are by no means at an end. In a third edition of the Blackburn Mail, it is said thret pro ceedings similar to those which have taken place in the Hundred of Blackburn, have broken out in Salford Hundred: that at As ton-under-Line and Oldham the people have risen in large num bers, and that in an attack made upon one of the factories in the former place, 35 lives were lost. Our accounts iiom Manches ter, brought up to yesterday (Friday) afternoon, make no men tion of this appalling fact, and we believe it either to be wholly unfounded or greatly exaggerated. ATTACK, UPON MR. lIORSFALL'S MILL AT ADDINGIIAM. Oa Wednesday, about five o'clock in the afternoon, a mob, consiiting - of from four to five hundred people, entered the village, of Addinghian, armed with pistols - , bludgeons, axes, and other offensive weapons, and proceeded in regular order to the premises of Mr. Jeremiah Horsfall, of the Low Mills, at that place. Seve ral of the rioters, who appeared to take a lead in the business, de manded admittance for the avowed purpose of destroying the power-looms, accompanying this demand with an intimation that if their request was complied with, no violence would be offered to any of the persons in the mill, but that, in case any resistance was offered, they would, on effecting an entrance, throw every man out of the upper windows. • Mr. Lawson, the superintendent of the milt stated, that he could not accede to this request, but that he was willing to give them a sum of money for their relief, adding, that the work-people were well armed, and *ere deter mined, to defend the mill. The assailants, upon receiving this answer, immediately commenced their attack (a pistol havingbeen fired as a signal) by discharging a volley of large stones through the windows, which was returned by a discharge of the same mis siles froM within; but the besieged finding this mode of defence inefficient, resorted to their fire-arms, firing, in the first instance, purposely, over the heads of the assailants; but the attack being persisted in, the next discharge was levelled at the rioters. The firing from the mill, and the discharge of stones from the assail ants, continued for a considerable time. The rioters, meeting with so formidable a resistance, soon re laxed in their attack; and when E. C. Lister, Esq. of Manning ham, who had been sent for, as the nearest Magistrate, arrived, the most active of the rioters had dispersed. Mr. Lister, upon his arrival at the scene of action, read the Mot Act, and the re mainder dispersed without offering any further violence. The injury done to the machinery was not material, but about 600 squares of glass, in the windows of the mill, were broken. During the firing, it is supposed that about 20 penioos were wounded, 11 of them so severely as to need surgical attendance at Addingham, but we understand that only one person is considered to be in danger. None of Air. Horsfall's people received any serious injury, ex cept one man, whose hand was much shattered by the Writing. Of his blunderbuss.. The conduct of Mr. Lawson, :Who had the entire direction of the defensive operations, was Such as to de him the highest credit; as he united to courage great coolness and humanity. On Thursday morning, a troop of the lst Dragoon ficards, from the Leeds Barracks, arrived at Addingham. During the greatest. part of the day, - ,the hills round Adding , ' ham were covered with people, to t hanumter of several lifousarls, waiting for a favourable opportunityrfor ;reneivitig thei !AL hut being apprised of the arrival of the military, they held a council of war, and altar :soros consultation:. withdrew their forees;— A detachment pr • omeded to Gargrave, for the purpose of destroy ing the power-looms in Mr. Mason's mill, and in their route passed through ;;kipton, parading the streets in military array ;. they, arrived at Oargravo, , about eight o'clock. Mr. Ma son, who had, been informed of theirtapproach, met them a short distance from the town, and endeavoured to dissuade them from their illegal enteprise, offering, them any relief -which their neces sities might rcquiru this offer was rejected, and they proceeded to Gargrave; -wla.vei iti about 'a quarter of an hour, they com pletely:effected the destruction of the obnoxious looms. ..... ........... ' Ye4rday four men, Charged with. Vbeing concerned in the at tack upon , Mr. Ilorsfall's mill on Wednesday,. w ere ex a mined beibre 4,;C. Lister, and William, Ithodei f Esqrs.; two of the Magistrates of the West Riding, .at Addingluim. It appeared frorpjlktutamination of several: tvitneases, that Edw a rd Marsh ailif Mitlamy Miller, . bothi.cotton«weavers, of Addingbam, were presentiatlihksittacktpoit Mn Hors&ll's 'mill, and had taken an active partpittital,l The evidenee against the other two .persons was extratrieltalight. , ! , After', an : investigation, which occupied about flours, EdwerdMarsh itmlAntliony Miller were fully corn mitted q. Rork. castle, for trial at the nett Assizes, charged with unlawf 11y. 4 riotously, and: tumultuously assembling, and with having t)egan forcibly!to demolish the mill of Mr. Horsfall. The ether two prisoners were ordered to he discharged. Thotie stilL remain; in custody'at- Addingham two tnen Who were apprehended on Thursday evening, near that place, under suspicious ; .e With . antis. 'in their hands. Their examination is deferred on account of the absence of a material .wituess. . . s, The :troop of the Ist Dragoon Guards, which proceeded to Alancluistor yetterclay morning, have been replaced by a troop of the oth Dragoons from York: there is also a troop of the Yorkshire Hussars from Utley, which are likely to remain for some ilays.•• Number of power-looms destroyed during the preeent week in the factories of Messrs. Sykes and 60' - Mr. Wahnsiey, Itough hey - '2o' Mr. Bury, White Ash - - BO Messrs. W. and It. Turner, 11r:hustler(' - 100 Air. Whitehead, Rawtonstal. - - 100 Mr. Kaye, Langhole ‘OO - - - - - Boston and Sous, lidenfield - - 100 Banister, Eccles, and Co., Blackburn - 170 Messrs. Hamer end Son, Summerseat - 38 Mr. Whitehead, Woodhill - - Messrs. Ashworth, Holt Mill - - 6 IVlessrs. lisrgreaves, Bacup - - 28 Alr. -Munn, Bacup - - , 51 . Messrs. Mason, Gargretwo - - - 25 --SOS Exclusive of those destroyed at the mills of Messrs. Ailciri and Lord, Chadderton, and Mr. Naughton, GrimshaW-p irk, the rum:Cher- of which is not stated. The toncl•number of jo6mm destroyed may be estimated at 1,000/. and their value at 80,000/. (.14ona the Manchester Gazette.) SECOND EDITION. 'Gazette Office, 10 o'clock, Saturday Evening. . . In order to allay the apprehensions of persens at a distance, we have been iiddhelti sit'this late hotir lOinake a second edition. All was tranquit thntitie tlie.night. . About eleven o'clock this fore noon a number of persosis`h4ran tu asieioble in the neighbourhoo I of the New Cross, and 'about noon the Cheshire Yeomanry wer.i considerably' annoyed' by the stoous throwu by the individuals col lected. One of the Yeomanry received a rather serious injury from a brick-bat, and others were slightly hurt. About half-past twelve, the windows of the foundry of Messrs. Peel, Williams, and Co. were broken, and at one o'clock it was thought necessary to read the Riot Act. Since that time the means taken to repress further violence have proved, etfectual. At this hour all is quiet,, and there is every likelihood that the night will pass without disturbance. Detaehments of the mi litary still patrole the streets, and the civil power is on the alert. The name of the yeoman' that was hurt is John Arrowsmith, blacksmith, of Northwich. About three o'clock two troops of the Cheshire Yeomanry were passing Ancoats-bridge, when they were assailed by a shower of stones and brick-bats, one of which bit him on the back. His bridle rein broke, and his horse fell upon him. .lle was immediately ordered by his Captain to his quarters, and is now doing Well: Several detachments of troops, with several pieces of artillery, passed through Islington on Saturday night and yesterday.moni lug on the way to the north. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Arita 29.—Rmain at Spithead—Dryad (for Rio Janeiro). In Harbour—Victory, Ganges, Melville, Spartiate, Ariadne, Espiegle, Heron, Contest, Arrow, Dwarf, Asp, Cracker. DEvouPonT, APRIL 29.—Last evening arrived his Majesty's ship Talbot, the Hon. Capt. F. Spencer, from Portsmouth, with Marines, and anchored in the SoUnd. She sails this day at 3 p. in. for Portsmouth. Arrived his ll , lajesty's sloop Philomel, Lord W. Paget, from Portsmouth, and remains; the only ship in the Sound. Sailed, the Nightingale cutter. Ships in harbour.—Britannia, Windsor Castle, Aurora, Forte, Java, Blonde, Success, Trinculo, and Vigilant. In the Sound, Philomel. Between the Hand and the main—Beagle, and Bramble cutter. The Wind prevails still from the North ; the weather is cold. Yesterday we had several squalls of sleet and hail. The Blonde, Captain Lord Byron, is ordered to Spithead, and the Martial, gun brig, to be paid off at Deptford. Lieut. John Roche has been appointed to the Harpy ; Lieut. John Read, to the Dwarf cutter ; Lieut. St. John, to the Dove packet ; and Lieut. J. H. Paget, to the Aurora ; Mr. Henry Dean, Purser, R.N., has been appointed to the Parthean. [FROM LLOYD'S.] DEAL, APRIL 80.—Wind N.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Fort William, Nash, from Bengal, and Lowther Castle, Baker, from China; Angerona, Baker, Ninntvrrat ; Concord, Leth, from Rio, and Sovereign Transport, from Portsmouth.— Sailed, the Breadalbane, Burgoine, for Jamaica; General Harris, Stanton, for China; Fairlie, Blair, for do.,and the Briton, for the South Seas. Posmsstounr APRIL 30.—Wind N.E. to N.—Arrived, the Peruvian, Simons, from Rio Janeiro, in 92 days.—Sailed, the Lady Holland, Snell, for Madras and Bengal ; Speke Transport, for Deptford, and the Dryad, Swinburne, for Oporto. PLYMOUTH, Aritt. 29.—Wind N.—Arrived his Majesty's Ship Talbot, from Portsmouth, and sailed again eastward.—Sailed, the Prospect and Restoration, for St. John's, N. 8., and Pal myra, Hughes, for London ; the latter struck on the east end of the Breakwater, in going out, but is expected to he got off. FALMOUTH, Aran, 29.—Wind N.N.E...Arrived the Four Friends, Roberts, from London ; and Johaima, Duke, from Cork. Sailed the Renown, Gardner, for Santa .Martha ; Lavinia, ATler, for Cork ; and Sarah, Booster, for London. The Duke of Kent Packet, for Lisbon, and the Countess of Chichester ditto, for the Wanda, are detained till Monday next. Arrived in the Channel;the Vansittart, —, from China. Arrived off Dover, the Charlotte, Wipple, and Janorin, from Bahia; William Penn, from New York; and the Diana, Bowson, from St. Croix. . Off Portland, the Maria, Sutherson, from Havana ; off Cork, the Madawaska, from Savannah. EAST INDIA. Sinprilic.—On Saturday, the dispatches were dosed at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz. :—London,,Captain John Barnet Sotheby ; William Fairlie, Captain Thomas Blair; and Canning, Captain Bryan Boughton, for China direct. DINNER AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY. Sattirdai ' the Royal Academicians gave their annual dinner to a very numerous assemblage of distinguished characters. The dinner was provided, and served up in very good style, from Tree nniaons' Hall, in the great robin of tlle 'loyal Academy, in Somer set-Once. ,The, chair for the President, Sir Thomas Lawrence, was placed under the picture of the full-length likeness of the King, in a blue surtout coat ? on which are, several orders. On the right 'Orthe President sat the Lord aancellor, the Duke of Wellingtoit,. Pritth' . Nterhazy; the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Harrowby, &c. &c. On the left of the President at the Duke of Norfolk. the Archbishop of York, the Duke of De vonshire, the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle, &c. The whole of the spacious room was extremely well filled. It was brilliantly illuminated with gas, from a large bronze lustre in the centre of the room, which was presented to the Royal Aca demy by the King.: The display of the principal pictures of which the Exhibition can boast, gave the whole a most splendid, fascinat ing, and imposing appearance. _ After the cloth waa removed, the Grace was sung by a number of professional gentlemen, in very fine style, and " God save the King" followed after his Majesty's health. Among the toasts were—" The Noblemen and Gentlemen who have honoured the Academy with their presence." The Loan CHANCELLOa returned thanks, and proposed the health of— " Sir Thomas Lawrence, the President." Sir Thomas addressed the Meeting at some length. He took a general view of the rise and progress of the Arts in this country, particularly since the establishment of the Academy, which was in th e year 1769, at which time the the number of pieces of Art sent for exhibition only amounted to 136, and the receipts amounted to about 600/. Since that time the Academy had pro gressively flouriehed, having been honoured with the support of the late and of his present Majesty in a peculiar manner, who had honoured them with his company. They had also been support ed by Parliament, the distinguished characters who now conduct ed his Majesty's Council ; and in fact, by the Nobility and Gen try, who gave their aid in promoting the Arts, which advanced so much, that the number of pieces of Art exhibited last . year amounted to near 1,100, and the receipts to between 6 and 7,000/. The Institution bad not been formed for the benefit of distressed Artists or any charitable purpose, yet since its establish ment they had been enabled to distribute upwards of 20,0001. The annual dinner of which they had just been partaking originated with Sir Joshua Reynolds, the then President, who in vited some select friends to dine with him, on the day previous to the Exhibition opening to the public. Among those friends were Burke, Anson, and Gibbon. No doubt, Sir Abraham Hume would .recollect being present, who was in the room (Sir Thomas Law rence, lo Acing to Sir Abraham, who bowed his assent.) The President said he believed Sir William Sontt used to attend those dinners; and he understood, from authority, that they were to be remm c I from that place. He should always venerate that spot which had given thew a beginning, and from which so much improve ment had been derived. He hoped they would not be disappoint ed in . the present exhibition, although he had to regret the loss of the contributions of a very able and eminent Artist, who was not in England. (This alluded to Mr. Wilkie, who is abroad for the beneat of his health, which we regret to say was understood to be essentially necessary.) The PRESIDENT apologized for troubling a nobleman present a second time by proposing 44 the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Bri tie' ti tution. ' The NoBLE EARL in returning thanks, observed that the Institution was similar to the Royal Academy in its endeavours to cultivate; the Fine Arts, and it had not been deficient in its en ktvotirs ; ; the Noble Earl hoped it would go on so, regulated by care Led indu,stryr, had also received the support of th e Ki ng and the ParliiiniU;nt:' 4,449466 ` e6 rnilany.present were—Lord Carlisle; Viscounts I',ilmevitot), Melville, Beresford ; Lords Chief Justice of the Kings Bendri.iAsiel, Baron, J. Russell, Northwich, 'Cawdor, garyboro_ ;2*tops of London, Durham, Oxford, Bath and tyttl.s; the Lord Mayor ; Right Hon. G. Canning, p,St4i.' (if the' Rolls, Vice-Chancellor, Sir C. Long, W. Huskiaseri,'e. Arliethnot, Ifookham Frere, G. Tierney, Sir W. Grant; . flonourahles Agar Ellis, Gen. Phipps, J. Abercrombie; U. Broughton, J. W. Croker, aca. Ice, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1826. With feelings of the deepest sorrow, we have this day to record the occurrence of additional disturbances in Lancashire. • The apprehensions which we ex pressed some days since, that the riotous disposition which had been evinced by the populace at Blackburn, wou ld spread throughout the whole of the manufac turing districts of that county, appear unhappily to be fast verifying. Theflamehas already spread to Manches ter, where disorders of the most alarming description have taken place, and at the date of the latest accounts, terror and dismay prevailed in that town and its neighbourhood. The fury of the mob, had not been confined, as at Blackburn, to the .destruction of the power looms, but had been directed also against the buildings which contained machines of that description. A diabolical attempt had been made to destroy by fire a factory in Jersey street, Manchester, by throwing pieces of burning cotton through the windows. The first story, and a part of the goods in it, were set in flames, but their progress was stopped by the great exertions which were subsequently made for the preservation of tIA property, and a catastrophe, which might have laid the whole town in ashes, was thus fortunately averted, not, how ever, until damage to the amount of many thousand pounds hid been done by the devouring element. For further distressing particulars, we must refer our Readers to the accounts which will be found in other columns of our Paper, from different parts of the Country, by which it will be seen, that some lives have been already sacrificed in the lawless attacks made by . the deluded people upon the Factories. However deeply.the loss'of life on such occasions is to be de plored, it is a necessary consequence of proceedings of the character of those which the unemployed menu. facturers have unhappily resorted to. Vigorous and decisive measures, when once the passions of the mob are let loose, can alone stop the torrent which might sweep away in its fury the whole property of the coun try; and, however we feel for the sufferings which have excited them to violence, we must not permit our pity to interfere with our duty, for the preservation of the common a any p rice. We therefore rejoice to findthat military force is collect ing i n t h e dis turbeddistricts. Detachments of the Dragoon Guards, of Horse Artillery, and of other corps, had already reach ed Manchester and its neighbourhood, and the result of the deliberations of the Cabinet has been the issuing of orders for the immediate conveyance, in fly-boats by the canal to Manchester, of the second Battalion • of t h e Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, the 63d Regiment of infantry and other forces, which, we trust, will be adequate to the sup pression of all further disturbances. We can not, however, hope to subdue the spirit which has actuated the populace, as long as the cause of it re mains ; and we must strenuously urge, that while prompt and decisive measures to repress their violence are taken by the Government, measures for their re lief, equally prompt and decisive, should be adopted by the more prosperous and affluent of this metropolis. Since writing the above we have received intelligence from Manchester up to a very late hour on Saturday night. We are happy to say, that no fresh outrage had been committed, and more general tranquillity prevailed at that time. Extracts from the Second Edi tion of the Manchester Gazette will be found in angr tiler column. We have just been informed that a gentleman, now arrived in town from Manchester, left all tranquil there yesterday noon. A great number of troops had arriv ed from various quarters. We understand that orders have been given for two regimsnts, now in Ireland, to be brought over to Li verpool without delay. A Cabinet Council has been summoned for this afternoon. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Yorkshire Election Bill—Second reading. 2. County Election Freeholders in Districts Bill—Second reading. 3. Registration of Aliens Bill—Second-reading. - 4. Church rßates (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. • • 5. Minot and Creditor Arrangement Bill—Further considera tion of Report» R. Consolidated Fund Bill—Third reading. 7. Westminster Improvement Transfer Bill -.- Report. .11. Benefices (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. U. Gardens and Hot-houses Bill-LSecond reading. It). East India _Writers Bill-4 eport.' 11. East India Naval Force Bill—Committee. II Prison Laws (Ireland) Bill.-:.Report. 13. Valuation of Ireland Bill—Further consideration of Report. 14. Shire Halls Bill—Report. 15. Ways and 31eans—Committec. IIL Supply—Commit; cc. 17. MiddLsex Turnpike Trusts Bill—Third reading. 111. Customs Collection Bill—Further consideration of Repots 19. Yeenuory Corps Bill—Committee. 29. Destruction of Houses (Ireland) Bill—Third 21. Crown Lands Sales Bill—Committee 22. Fisheries (Ireland) Bill—Committee.. 23. Trustees Entailed Estates Bill—Committee. NOTICE OF MOTION. 31r. Maurice Fitzgerald—Papers relating to the Revenue, Ireland. Last Day of receiving Reports of Private Bills. PRIVATE tin.1.1.--;(Second Readings) 1. Waghen Rectory. 2. St. George's Divorco. PRICES OF STOCKS TIII Is 'hit Nock 3 Tier lint. Bed. NI 3 per Cent. Conn. 77i 8 A 3i per Cent. Ditto Red. per ent. New 4 per Cent. Scrip RIA pm. Bank Long Ann. India stock Ditto 8raid......... 5 7 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Ms; per cent.— Brazilian, this Buenos Ayres Bds • Cliilian BclB, B per et. Colombian Bds ... 37 ex div. Do. 1024 Danish, 3p. et. Greek lids Do. 11126 143 Guatimala Mexican Ms. 51 A 50 1 Do. 1025 :S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock - Old Annuities New Ditto 1:x.l illKlooo/.2d.... 9 10 pm. 1)itto:1001. 2d. Ditto Small 2d 9 1,0 pui. Ditto Advertised Bank tin Acct. India for Acct. 0 29 Cons. for Acct. 78 71 8 73 8f UNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 ' - Peruvian Bonds 39 29i Portuguese Bonds Prusmion, 5 per cent. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 p.c. —.7 5 i 47 i Spanish 11321,5 p. c. . 13 7 13 --- 11123 5 French Heroes, sp. c. —c. Exchange ... —C. 3p. c. PRICES OF SIIARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Shure. General Mining Association . Real del Monte New Minin g C om p an y Tlalpuxahtut Mining Company United Mexican Mining Comp a ny United General Gas Company _ PRICE OF IRISH S Bank Stock Gov. Stock, 3A per ct.... 85 4i Do. New 4 per cent. New d0....94,3A3ii Gov. Deb. 2i per - cent.... 891* Consols 3 percent. Royal Canal Stock (Iran(' Canal Stock Ditto Loan, 4 per cent. Ditto Ditto, ti per cent. ;TOCKS, APRIL 27. City Deb. 4 T!r cent. St. Patrick Insurance ....3 dia. Royal Irish Mtn) National Ditto. Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mining ... 4A dis. Imperial Mine Fish Shares FOREIGN MAILS. A it It I v Et). eattenburgli llomburgh - Holland . Flanders . Fronee Brazil HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 36 minutes after 10. I Evening, 3 minutes utter 11 un4ol , --.. ,, ...iFd11tta.......- The French Papers to the 29th reached us yester day. They contain but little matter of interest. A Royal Ordinance has directed the erection of a monu ment to the memory of Lours XVI. in the centre of the Place, situated between the Thuilleries and the Elysian Fields, which is to take the name of Place de Louis XVL The Quotidienne contains a letter from Trieste, dated the 18th April, which, after mentioning the various false reports in circulation at Corfu relative to the events it Missolon g hi , diStinctly states that its brave garrison still held out, although all accounts . agreed that it would shortly be obliged to yield.— The letters from Corfu were down to the date of the' sth of April, and represent that since the fall of Ans-. tolico, IBRAHINf PACHA had made several attacks on Missolonghi, in one of which he was seriousV wounded. A letter has been received from St. Helena, dated the 20th March, stating that the Mellish, from Ben gal and Madras, had brought dispatches, announcing a treaty of Peace having been concluded between the British forces and the Burmese, and that the latter had ceded five Provinces and one crore, or 100 lace of rupees. But this wants. confirmation. A , Flanders Mail arrived this• morning, containing nothing of interest. We also received Spanish Papers down to the 17th ultimo. They are filled with idle speculations on the state of South America, and exhibit more the wishes of the disapp ointed party in Spain than the real state of Peru. The following are extracts : The second colu mn o f the Austrian troops, roam APRIL H. coming from the kingdoM of th e T wo Si c ili es, arrived here on the Stb, on their re turn to the Austri an d om i n i ons. This column, consisting o f 5 00 men of the regiment o f th e Archduke Francis Charles, arr i ve d yesterday. Th e w h o l e num b er of Austrian troops leaving N ap l e S is 5,000 men. , . CADIZ, Ana 8. We know at Cadiz the reasons which have hindered Bolivar from proceeding in the projected invasion of Brazil with the army of Sucre. Letters from different towns in Peru speak of the dan ger in which the Creoles have been ever since the Royal troop' have quitted that country. The Indians, says one of the letters, have conferred together, and have resolved to exterminate all those who are not descendants of the ancient native subjects of their Emperors the Incas. They say that the dominion of the Kings of Spain ceasing, things. should return to the state in which they were before they did hemage to them, and that, as at that tiniep they were the only pure Indians, they alone are the masters of what the Spaniards have left to their children, and descendants ofEn ropeans. The meetings which have been held on this subject, the an*. with which they provided- them Selves at the time when the Vice roys Peyaca and La Senn gave'them in considerable quantities , and which, during the war, they found means to conceal ea marches, retreats, desertions, &c., and still more the hatred which they have always cherished towards the descendants of the SP ^- niards, every thing threatens a cruel catastrophe. Thus thereat.* many places where the Creoles cannot live Without detachments of troops for their preservation, and when the parish priests In* no, longer able to restrain the multitude, there will be a ueral massacre of the Whites in all Peru, of the most horr id description, as is usual, with the Indians, when they rte' Rider themselves as superior, as they are by their great n i t b e es. Nor does opinion now favour the Creoles so as to rit moral restraint ,upon the Indians. 'There are Caciques WO , ' 7 ' their harangues, say, that no good can be expected from dr* who persecuted and killed their ancestors ; this, says another 1 0' ter, was the pretext fur an insurrection among the IndianS ef plum in Sierra, who massacred even the children and white men, in spite of the remonstrances and the applications of t he Priest, who escaped on horseback from th e i r fury, which wv directed even against him; yet this atrocity could not be pen for want of troops to keep in check the other districts of the pr o " vince which were ready to defend that which committed it, iat so they continued to massacre the defenceless whites, it being ior possible to prevent it in a country of such vast extent, where it so difficult to a ffi. r .l timely assistance; so that the unhappy fate of.. those who descend f. oni Spaniards was (heckled at Ayacucho, 1117 stead of that liberty cried up by those who did not foresee th e.. consequences. • 31 A DRID, APRIL 1 7 . Their Majesties and Royal Highnesses continue to .enjef = ' health at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, as well as the Donna Louisa Charlctta, with her august Consort and dolfw" in the capital. A U OSIBIJACI, AWL 2 8. The Cassel Gazelle has the following article from dated 28th March " It is said that in the investigation of the coaspiracyin R°° 4 . 4 . it appears to be very far spread. The name of freedoms t t said, served only as a pretext. It was intended to establish aristocratical Government, residing in the nobility and the ' - salage of the peasantry which the Emperor wished to Ini ti fi li t a and thereby d rew on t h emselves the hatred of t h e ntobDity iv 0 engaged in the 'conspiracy, was to be maintained it:tall its VIENNA, Aran. 19.--Wetalliques, b 9 i-.- 7 .-Bank Shoo hi BRUSSELS, 11.1111 , On the I 9th of this month some detachments of trooPes inforce the regiments in Java, were embarked at Ilarderwyeg- It appea rs f rom au o ffi c i a l account of the damage canied b7' tbd 1)1,F